by Doug Hammack | May 10, 2020 | Message Audio
It’s fear. Our brains on fear, are nothing if not predictable. In this lesson, we talk about rising above our own fear, AND, being patient with others in theirs. https://media.blubrry.com/commonthreadraleigh/s3.amazonaws.com/nrccaudio/2020/05-10-20_Sermon.mp3Podcast:...
by Common Thread Team | Feb 14, 2020
Notable Messages A God Big Enough Not to Bore Us Amos and Social Solidarity A Life that Matters Community — Caring — Empathy Don’t Waste Your Time Going to Church Hospitality vs. Out-Grouping The Prayers of Detachment Resilience The Suffocating Power of Stuff The...
by Doug Hammack | Dec 8, 2019 | Advent, Message Audio, Revenge and Forgiveness
Revenge is hard-wired in our brains to protect us from future harm. But it’s really bad at the job! It’s a cure that’s even worse than the disease. There are other tools that are really effective. They’re just counter intuitive....
by Doug Hammack | Jul 16, 2019 | How to Change the World, Message Audio
Our brains evolved to trick us into automatic choices for survival. Those choices don’t fit very well into our modern context. We gain freedom of choice through our spiritual practices. ...
by Doug Hammack | Mar 28, 2017 | Message Audio, Transcending a Religion of Fear
Our brains are evolutionarily hardwired to detect difference and to fear it. This survival strategy makes it harder to see the deeper truth of our connectedness. Given that our hardwired instincts work against relating in oneness, the spiritual journey helps us. It...
